The Dead Path: Library Edition

Irwin, Stephen M.

ISBN 10: 1742855032 ISBN 13: 9781742855035

Publisher: Bolinda Audio, 2011

Synopsis

A terrible accident has left Nicholas Close a widower and awoken in him the ability to see the dead. Now he can&;t escape visions of tortured spirits, their last moments caught in horrible, endlessly replaying loops.

Nicholas leaves London and returns to Australia where he is disturbed to see that a heavily treed tract of land in his childhood suburb has somehow escaped development. These woods have haunted Nicholas since he was a boy and now he knows why: he sees the ghosts of terrified children being dragged into the grinning maw of dark trees.

When another local child goes missing, Nicholas himself becomes a suspect.&;

"I can&;t remember being this creeped out by a book since reading King&;s The Shining." &;HorrorScope

About this title

Review

""The Dead Path" is creepy and crawly and spooky, and there are some genuinely distressing scenes...I won't reveal all the surprises in "The Dead Path," and there are plenty. If you're a horror fan, or you love ghost stories, this is one wowser of a book for you."
- Charlaine Harris, "New York Times" bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels.
""The Dead Path" is a truly creepy thrill-ride. You may never want to go into the woods again."
--Jeff Lindsay, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Dexter Is Delicious"
"A razor-sharp supernatural chiller from a master of suspense. Stephen M. Irwin is a very talented writer and "The Dead Path" is a terrific debut."
--Graham Joyceauthor of "The Silent Land
"
"Australian author Irwin's impressive debut, a supernatural thriller, evokes a world full of death and spirits to which we are, mercifully, oblivious....Irwin writes in a lyrical style that expresses both the poignancy of [these] supernatural experiences and the mood of horror those experiences conjure."
-- "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"
""Irwin employs many of the images familiar from dark fairy tales--skittering spiders, a haunted forest, an evi witch--and infuses them with fresh terror. One of the scariest novels of this or any other year, "The Dead Path" is sure to draw comparisons to the work of Stephen King.
--"Booklist" (starred review)
"It's a creepy, dark fairy tale, fastpaced and well-written, perfect for those who like a thriller with a touch of the supernatural."
--"The Free Lance-Star
"
"Comparisons with Stephen King are far too frequent in reviews of horror fiction, but in this case, such a reference is valid."
--"The Guardian" (London)

"The Dead Path" is creepy and crawly and spooky, and there are some genuinely distressing scenes I won t reveal all the surprises in "The Dead Path," and there are plenty. If you re a horror fan, or you love ghost stories, this is one wowser of a book for you.
Charlaine Harris, "New York Times" bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels.
""The Dead Path"is a truly creepy thrill-ride.You may never want to go into the woods again."
--Jeff Lindsay, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Dexter Is Delicious"
"A razor-sharp supernatural chiller from a master of suspense. Stephen M. Irwin is a very talented writer and"The Dead Path"is a terrific debut."
--Graham Joyce author of"The Silent Land
"
"Australian author Irwin's impressive debut, a supernatural thriller, evokes a world full of death and spirits to which we are, mercifully, oblivious....Irwin writes in a lyrical style that expresses both the poignancy of [these] supernatural experiences and the mood of horror those experiences conjure."
-- "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"
""Irwin employs many of the images familiar from dark fairy tales--skittering spiders, a haunted forest, an evi witch--and infuses them with fresh terror. One of the scariest novels of this or any other year, "The Dead Path" is sure to draw comparisons to the work of Stephen King.
--"Booklist" (starred review)
"It's a creepy, dark fairy tale, fastpaced and well-written, perfect for those who like a thriller with a touch of the supernatural."
--"The Free Lance-Star
"
"Comparisons with Stephen King are far too frequent in reviews of horror fiction, but in this case, such a reference is valid."
--"The Guardian" (London)"

Review

"I can't remember being this creeped out by a book since reading King's The Shining." (HorrorScope)

"The language creates an extra frisson of delight throughout the deeply suspenseful, chilling story. A riveting, masterful debut." (Irish Examiner)

"Engaging storytelling that sinks its teeth into the reader and just won’t let go until the final page." (The Guardian)

Edition details

• Publisher: Bolinda Audio
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1742855032
• ISBN 13: 9781742855035
• Binding: Audio CD